Practice management

Clients should estimate the amount of income they will need to support their lifestyle rather than determining the right size of their nest egg; plus, eight tips for people who will retire in 2015 and why 401(k)s are still a problem.

The three founders of Concord Equity Group Advisors, a firm LPL bought in 2011 after the RIA allegedly hid commissions from its institutional clients, settled with the SEC.

Raymond James & Associates recruited an advisor managing more than $191 million in assets from regional rival Stifel.

Optimism about business growth and a rising sense of alarm at security breaches are shaping U.S. banks' tech spending plans for 2015.

Decreased creditor protection for inherited IRAs will impact retirement planning next year; plus, the hidden pitfalls of collecting Social Security benefits from an ex-spouse and three dividend stocks for retirees to consider.

The wirehouse brought over five advisors from UBS and Citi Personal Wealth Management.

The team, known as Madison Street Financial Group, generated $3.5 million in annual revenue.

The rep was expelled for allegedly cashing a $12,000 third-party check that was later found to have been stolen and the payee's endorsement forged.

HighTower recruited a Merrill Lynch advisor to join a group that broke away from the wirehouse earlier this year.

An advisor team generating $6.7 million in annual revenue has left J.P. Morgan Securities for Raymond James & Associates.

An ex-Ameriprise franchise advisor was fined and suspended by FINRA for allegedly copying and pasting client signatures onto documents.

The new approach enables workers to know their income at a specific age based on their plan's current balance; plus, mutual fund firms acting as 401(k) providers that favor their own funds and how your Social Security benefits measure up.

A new addition to Raymond James & Associates helps further the firm's growth plans.

Two Raymond James advisors joined Ameriprise; one went to the employee channel, the other moved to the firm's independent side.

Members of the Financial Planning Coalition fire back at lawmakers' call for the SEC to shuffle existing resources and tap a third party to increase examinations of advisors.

FINRA's CARDS proposal and the DoL's proposed fiduciary standard are cited as potential threats to the industry and investors.

Wells Fargo Advisors recruited a veteran advisor generating more than $1 million in annual revenue.

Buying immediate annuities early before retirement may not be a good strategy because the payouts will not account for future inflation; plus, deadlines for retirement plan contributions in 2014 and six things you need to know about Social Security benefits.

Celebrities are the types of clients many advisors only dream of working with. At one firm, these clients -- and the advisors who serve them -- are getting increased attention.

Legal experts explain what made an advisor's arbitration victory against Morgan Stanley an unusual victory.